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• Kulich scores in overtime as Czechia beats Sweden, advances to world junior final

  04-01-2023 23:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — David Jiricek tied the game with 39 seconds remaining in regulation and Jiri Kulich scored in overtime Wednesday as Czechia came back to beat Sweden 2-1 and advance to the final of the world junior hockey championship.
  Ludvig Jansson scored in the second period for Sweden, which appeared poised to advance to the gold-medal game for the first time since 2018.
  Jiricek gave Czechia life when he ripped a shot from just outside the left face-off circle past Swedish goalie Carl Lindbom
  
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• Mountain Institution near Agassiz locked down for extensive search - Chilliwack Progress

  04-01-2023 23:23 via news.google.com
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• Family of 4 still hospitalized after father drove off cliff

  04-01-2023 23:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTARA, Calif. (AP) — The driver of a car that plunged off a treacherous cliff in Northern California, injuring his two young children and his wife after the 250-foot drop, remained hospitalized with serious injuries Wednesday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
  Dharmesh A. Patel of Pasadena will be booked into the San Mateo County jail on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse after he’s released from a hospital, the highway patrol said. He was in serious but stable
  
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• Feenan Joins Chiefs Blue Line

  04-01-2023 22:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are proud to announce the acquisition of 2004-born defenceman Ben Feenan.
  The Surrey, BC product was in his second season with the WHL Tri-City Americans before joining the Chiefs, suiting up for 73 regular season games. Prior to his time in Tri-City, Feenan spent time at the Yale Hockey Academy.
  “We are really happy to add Ben to our defense. He is a player who has a lot of experience at the major junior level with a great program, and his steady presence will be a g
  
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• Inquiry demanded into Montreal jail death after guards used pepper spray, spit hood

  04-01-2023 22:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The death in custody of an illegally detained 21-year-old man inside a Montreal jail is sparking calls for a public inquiry.
  Veteran Montreal defence lawyers Charles B. Côté and Eric Sutton say the circumstances surrounding Nicous D’Andre Spring’s jail death warrant an in-depth inquiry in addition to the official investigations that are underway.
  Quebec’s Public Security Department has described Spring’s detention as “illegal” bec
  
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• Climate change causing more frequent warm winter temperatures ... - Chilliwack Progress

  04-01-2023 22:35 via news.google.com
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• Expert: Hamlin’s cardiac arrest shows how access to defibrillators can save lives

  04-01-2023 22:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest on the field during Monday Night Football may serve as a wake-up call for many Canadians, says a spokesman for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
  “Anyone, anywhere, any age,” said Andrew Lotto, senior manager of the foundation’s resuscitation group, about who may suffer a cardiac arrest. He noted that NHLers like Rich Peverley and Jiri Fischer as well as Danish soccer player Christian Eriksen, among others, have also suffered cardiac arrest mid
  
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• Man wounded in targeted shooting in Maple Ridge - Chilliwack Progress

  04-01-2023 22:30 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack man’s final good deed symbolized the life he lived

  04-01-2023 22:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack resident Bob Watson navigated the road less traveled and wound up making a lasting impact by putting others first.He also had a giant heart that was determined to make a lasting influence before he passed in December 2022.Bob worked as a taxi driver in Chilliwack for many years, and got to know many people in the community, and even pursued an opportunity as a public servant by running for Chilliwack City Council in 2008. While he didn’t win, he still garnered
  
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• ‘It’s just that little acknowledgment’: NHLers embrace unique MVP awards

  04-01-2023 22:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The hard hat is a classic and wrestling belts are en vogue. 
  Among the various items NHL teams use to celebrate their top performers, though, the Ottawa Senators are unique. 
  The team started the campaign with a more traditional talisman — a giant chain with the Sens’ logo — but now honour one another by passing around a pair of royal blue goggles meant to be worn during a spray tan. 
  “We did a little shootout before one of the road trips and the loser had
  
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• B.C. Lions release veteran American defensive back Loucheiz Purifoy

  04-01-2023 22:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions released veteran American defensive back Loucheiz Purifoy on Wednesday.
  Purifoy, 30, had 55 tackles, nine special-teams tackles, three interceptions and a sack in 18 regular-season games last season, his third with the Lions. The five-foot-11, 190-pound Purifoy was named a CFL all-star at the safety position.
  Purifoy spent his first two CFL seasons with B.C. (2016-17). He also spent time with Ottawa (2018) and Saskatchewan (2018-19, ’21). 
  He has appea
  
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• Here’s what you need to know about Canada’s expansion of medically assisted dying

  04-01-2023 21:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Debate over medical assistance in dying is heating up as a deadline approaches to expand the program to people whose sole underlying condition is a mental disorder. 
  The Liberal government has promised to delay the expansion, which is set for March 17, but has not said how long the delay may be.
  Meanwhile, Veterans Affairs Canada has been under scrutiny after reports that a case manager, who no longer works for the department, discussed medically assisted dying with former Ar
  
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• Chilliwack Curling Club hosts provincials - Hope Standard - Hope Standard

  04-01-2023 21:40 via news.google.com
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• Chilliwack Curling Club Hosts Provincials - Abbotsford News

  04-01-2023 21:40 via news.google.com
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• B.C. zoo sued over alleged black bear mauling of toddler’s arm

  04-01-2023 21:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — A lawsuit filed on behalf of a toddler whose arm was mauled by black bears after she reached through a fence at the Greater Vancouver Zoo alleges negligence led to the attack.
  The notice of civil claim filed in British Columbia Supreme Court by the girl’s guardian, Richard Hanson, says the attack in 2019 left her with a fractured wrist, and one of her fingers was partially amputated.
  The lawsuit filed last month alleges the zoo and K-Bros Developments Corporation, which o
  
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• College scam mastermind Rick Singer gets 3.5 years in prison

  04-01-2023 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BOSTON (AP) — The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scheme that ensnared celebrities, prominent businesspeople and other parents who used their wealth and privilege to buy their kids’ way into top-tier schools was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison Wednesday.
  The punishment for Rick Singer, 62, is the longest sentence handed down in the sprawling scandal that embarrassed some of the nation’s most prestigious universities and put a spotlight on the secretiv
  
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• Biden says he intends to visit the US-Mexico border

  04-01-2023 21:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he intends to visit the U.S.-Mexico border in connection with his meeting next week in Mexico City with the leaders of Canada and Mexico.“That’s my intention, we’re working out the details now,” Biden told reporters during a trip to Kentucky.
  That border has seen massive increases in migrants even as a U.S. public health law remains in place that allows American authorities to turn away many people who are seeking
  
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• Highest valued property in Chilliwack was built by Chinese VIP ... - Hope Standard

  04-01-2023 21:03 via news.google.com
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• Climate change causing more frequent warm winter temperatures: extreme weather expert

  04-01-2023 21:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Climate change is causing mild winter temperatures to become more frequent across the country, one extreme weather expert says.
  Parts of southern Ontario have seen unseasonably warm temperatures and rainfall warnings in recent days, with some local conservation authorities warning the public to stay away from waterways as water levels are expected to rise due to rain and melting snow.
  While it’s hard to attribute individual weather events to climate change, Blair Feltmate, head of the Inta
  
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• B.C. boosts funding for Human Rights Tribunal to help tackle increased caseload

  04-01-2023 20:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — British Columbia is boosting funding for the Human Rights Tribunal and Community Legal Assistance Society by as much as $4.5 million per year. 
  The province says in a statement the number of cases brought to the tribunal increased from 1,460 in 2019 to 3,192 in 2022.
  It says the new funding will go toward helping the tribunal tackle its increased caseload and allow the legal society to hire more lawyers, legal advocates and support staff.
  The Community Legal Assistance Soci
  
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• 911 call taker in B.C. releases 2022 list of frivolous complaints to emergency lines

  04-01-2023 20:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The agency that handles most emergency calls in British Columbia has announced 2022 was its busiest year, but along with managing life-saving communications, EComm says it is still receiving an unacceptable number of senseless calls.
  EComm, which handles all but a fraction of B.C.’s 911 call volume, has released a list of top 10 frivolous complaints it says came in last year.
  The list ranges from children drawing with chalk in a playground to a messy roommate, broken wind
  
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• Yukon begins providing $1,300 a year in dental benefits for those with no coverage

  04-01-2023 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WHITEHORSE — Yukon has begun offering $1,300 a year in dental benefits to residents who don’t have coverage under another plan.The government says in a news release the program will cover dental treatments necessary to relieve pain and infection, prevent disease, treat cavities and restore chewing and social function.It will also offer full coverage for preventive care, such as routine dental cleaning.
  The dental program was part of the confidence agreement signed in 2021 with the Yu
  
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• Sheriff: No foul play in ‘Avengers’ star snow tractor injury - Chilliwack Progress

  04-01-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
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• Thief steals Kelowna bylaw vehicle, busted by off-duty Mountie - Chilliwack Progress

  04-01-2023 20:20 via news.google.com
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• Rich nations must help build Haiti consensus: former governor general Michaëlle Jean

  04-01-2023 20:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Former governor general Michaëlle Jean says wealthy countries must admit mistakes they’ve made in Haiti and pressure that nation’s elite to find a path out of an ongoing humanitarian crisis.
  Jean says countries such as Canada need to take responsibility for ushering in debilitating economic policies in Haiti and deporting criminals who have sowed chaos in Port-au-Prince.
  She was among dozens of high-profile signatories to an open letter this week that said Haiti i
  
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• Latvia sweeps world junior relegation series with 4-2 win over Austria

  04-01-2023 19:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Latvia maintained its spot in the top tier of world junior hockey with a 4-2 win over Austria on Wednesday.
  Latvia swept the best-of-three relegation series at the 2023 world junior championship with the win after taking Monday’s opener 5-2.
  The result means Latvia will compete at the 2024 world juniors in Goteborg, Sweden. Austria is relegated to the Division I, Group A tournament.
  Norway, which hosted and won the Division I, Group A championship last month, will replace A
  
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• Israel’s new government unveils plan to weaken Supreme Court

  04-01-2023 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s justice minister on Wednesday unveiled the new government’s long-promised overhaul of the judicial system that aims to weaken the country’s Supreme Court.
  Critics say the plan will undermine the country’s democracy by giving absolute power to the most right-wing coalition in Israeli history.
  Justice Minister Yariv Levin presented a series of sweeping changes aimed at curbing the powers of the judiciary, in
  
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• Surrey Mounties investigate early morning shooting in Whalley - Chilliwack Progress

  04-01-2023 19:20 via news.google.com
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• Quebec’s social services under pressure by influx of asylum seekers

  04-01-2023 19:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — The influx of asylum seekers to Quebec is putting pressure on the province’s social services network, with homeless shelters in Montreal bearing the brunt. 
  France Labelle, with a youth homeless shelter in downtown Montreal, says a rising number of requests for beds is coming from asylum seekers, who she says compose about 10 per cent of her clientele.
  Sam Watts, head of homeless shelters with the Welcome Hall Mission, says that homelessness in the asylum seeker popul
  
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• McCarthy failing anew in bid for speaker, GOP in disarray

  04-01-2023 19:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was failing anew to win the House speakership Wednesday in dramatic fourth round voting as the chamber plunged into Day Two of the new Congress with no end in site to the political chaos Republicans have created.
  McCarthy fared no better than he did on opening day ballots as conservative holdouts rejected him with their votes. No minds appeared to have changed, and he was falling far short of the 218 votes typically needed to win the gavel
  
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• Holiday travel mess shows why Canadian air travel industry needs competition: NDP

  04-01-2023 18:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says the holiday travel woes that left thousands of passengers stranded at airports or struggling to find flights home show why there should be more competition in Canada’s airspace.
  He says the lack of choice for passengers is also making flying less affordable, and he’s calling on the Liberal government to find ways to make the airline industry more competitive.
  The Canadian Transportation Agency requires domestic air service operato
  
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• Faulty fuel pumps, flat tires and frivolous complaints tied up 9-1-1 resources in B.C. in 2022

  04-01-2023 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Emergency call takers and dispatchers in British Columbia already have a stressful enough job.But frivolous calls not only add to their daily frustration, they tie up 9-1-1 public safety resources when every second truly matters.E-Comm, which handles 99 per cent of B.C.’s 9-1-1 call volume at its two emergency communications centres, has released its annual top 10 list of calls that don’t belong on 9-1-1.Top 10 nuisance calls of 2022The nozzle wasn’t working a
  
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• Rendezvous Restaurant is the third family-style eatery to close in ... - Chilliwack Progress

  04-01-2023 18:09 via news.google.com
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• Single-family homes in Chilliwack area taking nearly two months to sell, as sales drop 47%

  04-01-2023 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Perhaps the seven benchmark interest rate increases instituted by the Bank of Canada in 2022 might have something to do with it.
  The Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board reported Wednesday (Jan. 4) that only 125 homes were sold in December within the region covering Chilliwack, Cultus Lake, Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs, Hope, and Boston Bar.
  Of the 125 homes sold, 58 were single-family (unattached) dwellings, 34 were townhouses, 22 were apartments, eight were mobile home
  
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• Vancouver’s December home sales down 52% from year ago: B.C. real estate board

  04-01-2023 18:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — The Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board says home sales and prices continued their fall in December, dropping by 52 per cent and three per cent respectively from a year ago.
  The B.C. board says last month’s sales totalled 1,295, about 20 per cent lower than they were in November and 38 per cent below the 10-year December sales average.
  The figures contribute to the 28,903 sales made over 2022, 34 per cent lower than 2021’s total and seven per cent below 2020’s
  
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• Ireland fines Meta 390M euros in latest privacy crackdown - Chilliwack Progress

  04-01-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
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• Iran releases Oscar-winning film actress held over protests - Chilliwack Progress

  04-01-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
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• Canfor extending temporary sawmill curtailments in B.C. - Chilliwack Progress

  04-01-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
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• Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond no longer employed with UBC - Chilliwack Progress

  04-01-2023 16:50 via news.google.com
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• Biden: GOP speaker drama ‘not a good look’ for country

  04-01-2023 16:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said House Republicans’ inability to unify behind a speaker candidate, which has prevented the chamber from beginning its legislative business, is “not a good look” for the country.
  Speaking at the White House on Wednesday before traveling to Kentucky for an event to highlight last year’s bipartisan infrastructure law with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Biden said of Republicans, “I hope they get their act togethe
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: A New Year’s wish list for B.C.

  04-01-2023 15:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  It’s hard to believe that it is already 2023. It feels like the holiday season flew by in the blink of an eye, but as difficult as that is to process, I am entering this year with hope and optimism. The beginning of a new year always feels like a fresh start, and opportunity to make changes and take on new challenges. I think it is important to use this restart to not just work on self-improvement, but to make a positive difference in our communities and the world around us.This year, I ha
  
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• The “Wicked” Bible

  04-01-2023 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not!People today rely on Spell Check, Grammarly, and Hemingway to avoid typos in their written work. When the stakes prove especially high, they turn to a professional editor (or several) to help with everything from line editing to overall structure and flow. After all, mistakes in written text can lead to tanking grades, poor reviews for self-published authors, and general egg on the face. As text message fails demonstrate, some people should probably get a s
  
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• Grand Prix champions Gilles, Poirier withdraw from Canadian championships

  04-01-2023 14:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OSHAWA, Ont. — Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, gold medallists at last month’s ISU Grand Prix Final, will miss next week’s Canadian figure skating championships after Gilles underwent an appendectomy.
  Gilles and Poirier were having a career-best season, winning both of their Grand Prix assignments, and the Final in Turin, Italy.
  Gilles, 30, and the 31-year-old Poirier won bronze at the 2021 world championships. They had considered retirement after their seventh-place
  
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• Canfor extending temporary sawmill curtailments in B.C.

  04-01-2023 14:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Canfor Corp. is extending sawmill curtailments in B.C. due to what it says are ongoing weak market conditions and a lack of available economic fibre.
  The Vancouver-based company says production will be reduced through two-week curtailment extensions in January at select solid wood facilities in B.C.
  The decision will remove about 21 million board feet of production.
  The cuts are in addition to a reduction of about 150 million board feet of production announced in December.
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• Private funeral in Barrie, Ont. today for slain OPP officer

  04-01-2023 11:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BARRIE, Ont. — A private funeral is set to be held this morning for an Ontario Provincial Police officer who was shot dead in an ambush attack last week.
  The OPP says the service for 28-year-old Const. Grzegorz (Greg) Pierzchala will start at 11 a.m. at the Sadlon Arena in his hometown of Barrie, Ont.
  Pierzchala’s family will be joined by members of the OPP, other police services and first responders, Canadian Armed Forces members, and officials including Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
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• In The News for Jan. 4: What’s the story behind the first National Ribbon Skirt Day?

  04-01-2023 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 …
  What we are watching in Canada …
  Today marks Canada’s first National Ribbon Skirt Day. 
  Manitoba Sen. Mary Jane McCallum’s bill to recognize the day every Jan. 4 passed in Parliament late last year.
  It was inspired by Isabella Kulak, a member of the Cote First Nation in Saskatchewan
  
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• Canada marks first National Ribbon Skirt Day

  04-01-2023 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Today marks Canada’s first National Ribbon Skirt Day. 
  Manitoba Sen. Mary Jane McCallum’s bill to recognize the day every Jan. 4 passed in Parliament late last year.
  It was inspired by Isabella Kulak, a member of the Cote First Nation in Saskatchewan who wore a ribbon skirt to her rural Saskatchewan school in December 2020, when she was 10 years old.
  She wore the colourful garment, donned by Indigenous women at cultural events, as part of a formal day — but
  
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• Barzal puts up three points, Islanders hand struggling Canucks 6-2 loss

  04-01-2023 06:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — Matt Barzal scored and notched a pair of assist as the New York Islanders handed the struggling Vancouver Canucks a 6-2 loss on Tuesday.
  Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored twice, including a short-handed, empty-net strike late in the third period.
  Aatu Raty, Anders Lee and Casey Cizikas also had goals for the Isles (22-15-2), who are in the midst of a four-game road trip.
  The Canucks (16-18-2) got a pair of goals from Bo Horvat as they dropped their third game in a row.
  New York’
  
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• Kraken sink struggling Oilers with offensive outburst

  04-01-2023 06:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Jaden Schwartz had a goal and two assists as the Seattle Kraken exploded for four consecutive goals in the second period to come away with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.
  Matty Beniers, Yanni Gourde, Jared McCann and Alex Wennberg also scored for the Kraken (20-12-4) who have won two games in a row. Martin Jones made 32 saves in the Seattle net.
  Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid responded with goals for the Oilers (20-17-2) who have lost two straigh
  
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• Maple Leafs look ahead to opportunity for blue line to gain familiarity

  04-01-2023 05:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs blue line regained some familiar faces playing alongside each other on Tuesday night.
  Toronto’s 6-5 shootout loss to the St. Louis Blues was the first time the team had defencemen Rasmus Sandin, Morgan Rielly and TJ Brodie all playing in the same game since Nov. 11.
  It was Sandin’s first game back from a four-game absence due to a neck injury. For Rielly, it was his third game back from a knee injury that cost him 15 games. Brodie, meanwhile, m
  
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